CVE-2012-3514
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
OCaml Xml-Light Library before r234 computes hash values without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.2-15 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.2-15 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.2-15 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.2-15 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.2-15 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| nicolas_cannasse | ocaml_xml-light_library | {"endIncluding":"r233"} | |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50311
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:107
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/21/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55114
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0266
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3514
CWEs
CWE-310
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.